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A bill for an actrelating to education; establishing curriculum review and best practices sharing; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin[120B.111] CURRICULUM BEST PRACTICES SHARING.new text end

new text beginSubdivision 1.new text end

new text beginCurriculum review.new text end

new text begin(a) The department must establish a process for a teacher to submit a curriculum aligned to the language arts, mathematics, or science standards and benchmarks for review and best practices sharing. The process developed under this section is not a rule for purposes of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.new text end

new text begin(b) A review team consisting of Tier 3 and 4 teachers holding licenses in the standard area must review the submitted curricula. The department, in conjunction with stakeholders, must publicize the process for submitting curriculum.new text end

new text beginSubd. 2.new text end

new text beginCurriculum sharing.new text end

new text beginCurricula selected by the review team as model curricula must be available to teachers throughout the state. The department's website must contain the selected curricula or links to stakeholders' websites with the curricula selected as best practices. The website must indicate that the selected curricula are examples aligned to appropriate standards and benchmarks, but the examples are not considered endorsements by the department. The first shared curricula must be posted by January 1, 2020.new text end

new text beginSubd. 3.new text end

new text beginStipends.new text end

new text beginThe department may pay a stipend to a member of the review team and to a teacher whose curriculum is chosen for sharing. The stipend for a review team member equals $....... The stipends for a teacher whose curriculum is chosen for sharing equals $....... Stipends must be given on a first-come, first-served basis. The department may only use money appropriated for this purpose in granting a stipend under this subdivision.new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginAPPROPRIATIONS.new text end

new text beginSubdivision 1.new text end

new text beginDepartment of Education.new text end

new text beginThe sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.new text end